"There were some pretty special characters at the club that I'm fortunate to forge lifelong friendships with through the club.

"There were many times when I would be constantly crying with laughter listening to Luke Fletcher and Alex Hales' humour. It was relentless!

"I'm certainly in contact with a lot of the lads on a weekly basis. I hope to be over in summer to support the boys."

Taylor arrived at Notts on the back of a brilliant 2015 World Cup, where he averaged 72.16, hitting two centuries and a 50.

Brendan Taylor of Nottinghamshire looks dejected after he is caught by Tom Smith (Image: Getty)

The wicket-keeper/batsman then made a flying start to his county career after signing a three-year deal as a Kolpak player.

However, he did not show what he was capable of more regularly until in his final season, when Notts won the Royal London One Day Cup, the NatWest T20 Blast and promotion in the Specsavers County Championship.

Taylor played a valuable roll in the white ball triumphs as he averaged 53.71 in the One Day Cup and 35.10 in the Blast, although he only played in four Championship matches.

Overall, Taylor averaged 34.78 with 661 List A runs for Notts. He made 1,955 first class runs at an 33.13 and 478 T20 runs at 23.90.

He feels he should have done consistently better given his standing in the game, but is proud of what was achieved nonetheless.

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"I think you saw the best of me very much in patches. In all honesty I knew I should have been more consistent for the club over the three years, but in 2017 winning the double and getting promoted everyone contributed when it mattered and that's something I'm very proud of," he said.

"Obviously relinquishing my Kolpak status makes playing for Notts again a very unlikely reality.

"I do hope to play in the UK again at some stage. I didn't visit last year due to my international schedule but I did promise the boys I would be back to visit at least once a year.